Eric's POVI go straight from Thor's room to my room to shower and get ready for the day. There's no time to waste since I've got two weeks of work to catch up on today.I arrive at my door and pause with my hand on the knob. I smell different essences coming from inside my room.'What are they doing here?' I wonder before pushing the door open.'Yeap, I smelled them alright. Good to know I'm not mistaken.' I think to myself when I find waiting for me inside my room, the members of the team, excluding Timothy the new addition."Good morning!...""Surprise!...""Morning!...""Good morning Beta!..."They each greet me as I enter."Well, good morning everyone. What a surprise indeed! You all didn't sleep in my room, did you?" I ask with a smile. Of course, I know they didn't sleep in my room. I'm sure they just came around to find out beforehand how Thor is doing that morning. They can't wait until they see him to confirm for themselves"Of course not, Beta. We each slept in our rooms.
After they'd all left my room. I grab a quick shower and get dressed. I decided to call Uncle Knox before making the appointment with Alpha Nate. The last time we talked was when I was on my way to the Council Yard to visit Ash and he told me Miranda ran away from home and how she isn't Nate's daughter."Eric?...""Hey, Uncle Knox." I happily say when I hear his voice over the phone "Eric is that really you?..." He calls my name again, sounding like he can't believe he's hearing my voice."Yes, Uncle, it's me. How have you been?" I ask with a chuckle but he flies off the handle instead "How have I been!? Really!? You knucklehead son of a gun! You asked 'How have I been' as if I'm supposed to be fine while you lay unconscious somewhere! Well if you must know, I've been miserable! Not knowing how you're fearing! Do you know how that feels!?..." He forcefully says, pausing to catch his breath "Now, calm down Uncle," I tell him, afraid he would have a heart attack. I pray he will take
After the conversation with Uncle Knox ends. I searched my phone for Alpha Nate's number and called him. His phone rings for a while without an answer. I call him again and he answers immediately this time. But instead of a male voice that I was expecting to hear. A soft and enticing female voice drifts into my ear."Hello..." The mesmerizing voice says. It sounds familiar but I can't place where I first heard it from."Yeah... I'm sorry. I don't know, did I dial the wrong number? I thought this was Alpha Nate's number?""Yes, it is his number. I saw he stored your name as Beta Eric. I picked it because I thought it might be important.I'm Raina, by the way. I'm his mate. Anyway, he's in the bathroom. I'll have him call you back when he's done– oh, never mind, he's here already. Please hold on for him." She says and the line goes quiet before I can tell her thank you.Wao! She's Alpha Nate's mate. If my theory turns out to be right, she could be Ash's biological mother. No wonder I fo
'They wanted to make sure that my daughter and Nate's son missed out on both of their fated mates!' I repeat his words to myself with irritation.What is the matter with these old people!? How difficult is it for them to put two and two together? Why are they finding it hard to see the truth even when the evidence is glaring enough?Did he ever think about his Omega maid that fought not just one she-wolf that is the same age as her in her human form but two and almost killed them? Didn't he ever wonder how a she-wolf that was supposed to be an Omega with no training whatsoever got to be so strong?Even if he couldn't put two and two together then what about Uncle Knox? How could he tell his friend about his son being the chosen one of House War-cloud, something that we all considered as top secret but couldn't tell him about his son's mate? I already let him know that Ash is not an Omega but an Alpha. And also that she's working as a maid at Alpha Nate's pack. So why didn't Uncle Kn
I pretend to him as if I don't know who Martha is and he begins to describe her."You should know Martha. She was one of my maids. She worked at my pack house alongside the girl. She is the human maid I got for Knox when he was in the hospital, remember?""Oh yeah, yeah. I remembe r her now." I say"Good, so to your question. You asked if the girl was the one that convinced Martha to adopt her?...""Yeah..." I reply "Well, I know for a fact that Martha adopted her, it was later I heard that the girl herself did everything in her power to manipulate poor Martha into doing that.""Oh, really? And you believed what you heard? You don't think their words might contain a bit of exaggeration?...""Yes, I believe them. Do you know why?... Because I'm their Alpha. They worked for me. I know for a fact that they wouldn't dare lie to me." He replies firmlyHis words surprised me. Like, what is he saying? How could he say what he just said when he knew about how Uncle Knox's elders betrayed his
So apart from the petition that Malik wrote against the elders and Evelyn's stupid lawyer suing Thor over something stupid, what else did I miss while I was unconscious? Bring me up to date." I tell Ella as we walk to the part of the mansion where Thor's home office was set up in"While you were unconscious, let me see, uhmmm... Okay, yes! The damaged electric fence. I don't know if the General had already informed you about it?... If he hasn't then you should know that it has been fixed. "Oh...""Yeah... Another thing is, Cyrus, Lindsey and their team members that were arrested with them are still in the dungeon. The date for their court hearing is yet to be determined because of what happened with you. Well, now that everything is in place, maybe we should have Alpha Nate arrange it immediately after the trial or what do you think?""Yeah, we should. We can't just keep them in the dungeon without proper arrangements. I'll inform Alpha Nate as regards that. Anything else?...""Uhmm
She slowly looks up from her hands to my face, wonderingly "Something?" She asks as she wipes her tears with her hands. It's obvious she's clueless about what I just asked her but I'm not about to repeat myself. Let her figure out what she's hiding from me herself"I'm sorry Alpha, I have no idea what you're talking about. I don't know..." She immediately stopped talking when I raised an eyebrow questioningly at her For some seconds, I glared at her while she nervously clutched at her fingers."Ohh, yes..." She suddenly says and looks at me. "The only thing I know I should have let you know is that uhmmm... I– I mean..." She stammers and goes back to looking down at her fingers. "Do you think I have all day to spend dilly-dallying with you!?" I coldly ask. "No!... I mean, I'm sorry, Alpha. I– I don't mean to waste your time. Uhmmm... The only thing I know I should have let you know is that... I– I found my mate." She finally says, peeking at me from under her veil of hair. Gauging
"Where's Eric?" I ask Bear who is still standing guard by the door when I walk out of the conference room."I don't know Alpha, I've been here since the time he asked me to guard the door. Should I mind-link him for you?""No, no, never mind. I like taking him by surprise. I wonder what he's up to this time." I say, grinning as I switch to my werewolf senses to easily find him. The thought of knowing about my mate has really put me in a good mood.As we walk back to the main wing, I notice Bear stealing glances in my direction with a strange expression on his face."What!?" I ask smilingly. "I just want to pull a prank or two on him, relax. Where's the harm in that?" "No harm! There's no harm in that at all, General, just that, you surprised me you know..." He shrugs with a smile of his own."Oh! Surprise you. How did I surprise you?" I askHe hesitates for a while before he answers."You're smiling...""Ookaayy..." I drawls. "So?... I'm sure this is not my first time smiling– or lau
"The Council Chairman!" I exclaim with surprise when I see a familiar white-haired old man walk out from beside the villa and towards the aisle. "The Council Chairman is the officiant!?"He grins"Surprise!" He says with a flourish "Now walk. And remember, your best man is closely behind."I happily smile and nod at our guests as I walk behind the old man hobbling on his walking stick.I can't believe that the Council Chairman himself is going to officiate our wedding!? He's already so old but still makes the time. Today sure is full of pleasant surprises. He arrives at the front and turns to face the guests."Council Chairman, what an honor this is," I say as I arrive before him, my back to the guests.He smiles "Giving the opportunity to join the Chosen ones of House War-Cloud and House Howell in matrimony is a great honor that I dare not pass to another."I nod and he also nods backEveryone arrive at the front and stand at their respective places as we had rehearsed. The moment
I look at my Patek Philippe Nautilus watch before getting up to start dressing up. Just as I put on my tuxedo jacket, someone knocks on my door."Come in," Eric answers Timothy enters, already dressed for the occasion."The guests have arrived. The ceremony will begin soon." He saysI nod and reply,"We're ready. We'll be out soon." He nods and leavesEric finishes buttoning his tux before turning to me. He looks at me critically as he brushes something off my satin lapel and straightens my bowtie."Hmm..." He says satisfactorily before taking a step back. "Hair– on point. Skin– flawless. Tux– immaculate. Shoes– nice pair, they really compliment your outfit. All in all, you look good, man. Your bride will fall in love with you all over again."I smile at his compliment."What about the ring? Do you have it?" I ask to be sure he hasn't forgotten."I have it right here." He replies with a nod, patting on the area it is resting inside his tux. I exhale and nod"Then shall we?" He
Instead of going back to sleep like I tell him, he groans and slumps back into bed."Ugh!... C'mon, don't be a bitch about this."I scoff, looking at him in disbelief."Who's the bitch here? You're obviously tired and need to rest. I'm allowing you to do that but you can't see my good intentions." I guess he thinks I was being sarcastic when I apologized for disturbing his sleep.He sighs and gets out of bed then go to the wet bar. There, he gets a bottle of water and gulps it down in one go. "Now I'm awake..." He says before asking me, "Water?""Yeah, sure," I replyHe hands me the water before going to sit on the sofa."Alright, tell me about your anxiety attack.""I can't sleep. I thought I mentioned that earlier." ''Why can't you sleep?""How the hell am I supposed to know? I just can't!" I know I sounded defensive right now. That's because I know this conversation would end up with him poking fun at me."I wouldn't have found sleep difficult if I was at Alpha's mansion. My m
Two weeks laterThor's POV 1:10 am! I glare in disbelief at the digital clock on my bedside drawer as if it's its fault that time chooses to be moving at a snail's pace today of all days. It was 12:49 the last time I checked, I can't believe that only nineteen minutes had gone by since then."Ugh!" I growl and slump back in bed as I recall all the advice I got yesterday from all the females around me. (that did not include my mate, mind you. I haven't spoken to her in two days because of some Howell's wedding tradition)"You should go to bed early, Alpha," Lily said as they were about to leave for Night Howlers Pack. (They are Ash's maids and matron of honor.)"Yes, you should." Carla chipped in, nodding, before I could ask Lily why she wanted me to go to bed early. "Poor sleep can lead to breakouts, you know?" "Breakouts?" I asked, looking at both of them with interest."Yes, breakout. Believe me, Alpha, you don't want that..." Clarita replied, looking appalled as she shook her he
I step out of the lobby's revolving door and frantically look around me. I don't see him anywhere but his essence is stronger. He's definitely here."Ma'am..." A voice questioningly calls and I turn around to see Jeremy, one of my security details that comes from my Dad. I wonder where he sprang from? "Have you seen the Alpha– I mean my mate?" I say, handing him my backpack."No, ma'am, I haven't." He replies, looking in the parking lot's direction."Yeah, maybe he's just arriving," I say and hurry towards the place. When the parking lot becomes visible, I smile when I see him leaning on his car reading a book. Immediately, he turned in my direction and grinned as if he knew I was coming. I know it's because he smells my essence.I run, speedily closing the gap between us, and then jump into his arms, tightly wrapping myself around him like a koala bear hugging a tree."Oh, hi, monkey." He says, chuckling.I laugh, slightly pulling away from him "Hello, monkey's husband," I say. "
Twelve weeks later"Prom is more than a dance, Miss Reynolds. It is also used to celebrate and honor students who excel in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities..." Mrs Jones, my homeroom teacher, lectures me. "Even though you're only spending this term with us, your excellent performance has made you popular among the teachers. You're also loved by not just your peers but also your juniors. Even though you're a new student, they voted for you to be on the prom court, and with what I've been hearing on the grapevine about you, I'm sure they would vote for you to be this year's Prom Queen. Now, won't they be disappointed if they find out you don't want to be part of the event? It would be a shame if..."'Would it? Aren't you over-exaggerating?' I think as I continue to listen to her drone on and on. Contrary to what she's been saying. As far as I know and can see, no one truly cares about anyone amongst my peers in Apex Academy. Most of them are rich, pompous, opportu
"You didn't have your wolf and you weren't aware of my existence. I just recently figured it out myself. That was why I said earlier that a lot of things about our bond recently became clear to me. Even though I was made aware of our mate bond, I didn't know it was such a big deal. Uncle Elias also didn't see it as such; otherwise, he wouldn't have gotten me a girl on my birthday. Only The Seer knew. Knowing he's one of our number one fans, I guessed he also didn't make a big deal out of me being with other women before I met you because he knew the connection between us was not complete. You were too young. You were six years old when I was sixteen..." It suddenly feels as if I've been slapped in the face with the difference in our age. Damnit! Why didn't I think about that before!? Now that he called my attention to it, I feel I've been insensitive. To think I was eight years old when he was eighteen! An eight-year-old child is too young to shift to their wolves and has no busines
"About us..." He replies, and my body stiffens. "About what happened before you left for Hill-backside." "But I thought everything was fine now. We are fine now so why do we still need to discuss that?" I say and want to stand up, but from his lap, he prevents me, holding me in place. "Please..." He says, looking at me soulfully I exhale "I just don't see any reason why we should talk about that. We're fine now, aren't we?... I love you. You love me. Nothing else should matter except that." I say, not knowing if I should confess to him my real reason for not wanting to discuss that matter. Should I tell him I'm afraid to hear what he wants to say? I'm afraid I might not be able to bear it if he tells me how he manipulated his way around our mate bond? Should I let him know I would rather pretend Delilah never happened than risk hearing about her and not be able to forgive him out of jealousy. How would I let him know that I just want to forget the bad memories. I don't want to di
Even though it bothers me, I'm not really surprised when I return from the bathroom to see Thor in his nightwear, sitting on the sofa far away from the bed. At least now I know without doubt that something is indeed bothering him.He stands when he becomes aware of my presence."Can we have a few words?" He asks seriously and my heart thumps again.I nod. Few words about what? What could be bothering him this much? I wonder as I walk towards him. He doesn't need to say another word before I know what he's about to discuss is very serious. It's written all over his face. "I sensed something was bothering you. What do you want to talk about?" Even though I asked, I dread his reply and hurriedly add"Don't tell me! I don't want to know...""You don't!" He exclaims. "But we really need to...""Okay– but please not right now!..." I plead. "I can tell from your expression that what you want to talk about is serious and I... I don't want to talk about anything serious right now, Thor! Tod